Earlier this month, Kenji Itoso, a unit director on Satoshi Kon's unfinished Dream Machine launched a Kickstarter campaign for Christmas anime Santa Company, hoping to raise $50,000 in crowd funding to finish 30 minute anime. Now, with twelve days to so, it's less than $3,000 from the goal and closing in there's new preview animation and incentives...

3:00 Introduction of the film 3:15 What is "Kickstarter" and how does it work? 3:30 Casting Announcement! Famous voice Actors revealed! ****Rie Kugimiya as Thomas and Takahiro Sakurai as Pedro have already been announced. 3:40 Funding process through Kickstarter. 3:45 Freebie give out 3:55 Closing

------Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.